Chess Puzzle #CfV8Y — Advanced, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1771 · Advanced · advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, rook endgame, short.

Position

White: king f5; rook a7; pawns g4/h4. Black: king e8; rook b3; pawns a3/c4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h4→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: c3 — pawn c4→c3. Opponent replies h6 (pawn h5→h6).
  3. Best move: c2 — pawn c3→c2.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, crushing, endgame, master, rook endgame, short. The key move is c3.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/R7/8/5K2/2p3PP/pr6/8/8 w - - 2 51

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